Pierre Ambroise-Bosse and 2012 Olympic 1500m Champion Taoufik Makhloufi set the blazing pace in the men's 800m semifinals by dipping under the 1:44 barrier to qualify for the final.



Team USA's Boris Berian and Clayton Murphy made their first Olympic finals by finishing second in their respective heats, with Murphy nabbing a new personal best time.

Auto Qualifiers:
1:43.85 Pierre Ambroise-Bosse (FRA)
1:43.85 Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG)
1:43.88 David Rudisha (KEN)
1:44.30 Clayton Murphy (USA)
1:44.38 Alfred Kipketer (KEN)
1:44.56 Boris Berian (USA)

Time Qualifiers:
1:44.56 Marcin Lewandowski (POL)
1:44.65 Ferguson Rotich (KEN)

​The men's 800m final will take place on Monday, August 15 at 8:25PM CST.